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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 529 together. All animals will be given protection under the Animal Health and Welfare Bill. Section 12 of the Bill outlaws cruelty to all animals irrespective of whether they are classified as protected. The term “protected animal” is applied to animals under the protection i.e. ownership of humans. The difference between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not incurred any costs in relation to the provision of hardware and software in the homes of the Minister and the former Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Applications under the Grassland Sheep Scheme for years 2010 and 2011 have been received from the person named. As per the Terms and Conditions which govern the Grassland Sheep Scheme, applicants are required to submit a Sheep Census each year to my Department. In view of disparities in data submitted by the applicant at different times, relating to the number of breeding ewes on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Details of the mobile phones currently in use by the Minister, the former Minister of State in my Department and by politically appointed staff are set out in the table. The table also includes the total costs of the mobile phones since March 2011. Costs including VAT. The Minister The Minister of State Politically appointed staff. Number of mobile phones 2 1 9 Costs €3,318.19...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The amounts spent by my Department in respect of the drivers of the private cars of the Ministers of State and I from 10 March 2011 to date and the mileage expenses paid are set out in the table. Salary related Costs of the Drivers Travel & Subsistence of Minister’s Drivers Travel & Subsistence of Minister of State’s Drivers Mileage Costs of the Minister Mileage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: There were 25 Department credit cards used by staff in my Department since 1 March 2011 and the total expenditure on each is listed in the table. Card numbers 1 and 19 were used for the purchase of publications for the Department’s library and the remainder were used mainly in respect of approved foreign travel and subsistence expenses. Card numbers 1, 5, 6, 12, 14 and 18 were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, land, which was afforested from 2009, is eligible to activate payment entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme and to benefit from payment provided that the following criteria are met by applicants: - The land to be afforested was declared under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme (SPS). - The applicant who declared that land was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 7 December 2012. The initial processing of the applications has been completed and acknowledgement letters have issued to all applicants. The detailed actions listed in each application are currently being recorded and all applications will be ranked and selected according to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste 2012, ní mór do ghabháltais a bheadh ag iarratasóirí incháilithe íos-cheanglais dlús-stoic de 0.15 aonad beostoic ar feadh tréimhse coinneála sé mhí as a chéile a chomhlíonadh, chomh maith le meánmhéid bliantúil de 0.15 aonad beostoic a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste 2012 ní mór do ghabháltais iarratasóirí incháilithe íos-cheanglais dlús-stoic de 0.15 aonad beostoic ar feadh tréimhse coinneála sé mhí as a chéile a chomhlíonadh, chomh maith le meánmhéid bliantúil de 0.15 aonad beostoic a choimeád, arna...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Efficiency Programme (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2011 Dairy Efficiency Programme issued on 29 February 2012, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Until recently, BIM operated a network of ice plants in ports and harbours around the Irish coast, including Dingle, supplying bulk ice to operators in the seafood industry. However, the Board of BIM decided to cease the operation of these plants by the end of 2012. BIM is an independent statutory body and policy in relation to operational matters, such as this, is a matter for BIM itself. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2010 and full payments totalling €570.85 and €3,555.42 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Bord Iascaigh Mhara is an independent statutory body. As the matter referred to by the Deputy is an operational decision, it is a matter for Bord Iascaigh Mhara itself. Bord Iascaigh Mhara has submitted an application to my Department for an aquaculture and a foreshore licence for the cultivation of Finfish near Inis Oírr in Galway Bay. The application and its accompanying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 to 525, inclusive, together. The statutory basis for the BVD eradication programme is S.I. No. 532 of 2012, which provides the legal basis for requiring herd owners to take tissue samples and to forward these samples to a designated approved laboratory. The tissue tag meets the requirements of the relevant EU regulations on the identification of bovine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am advised that use of gypsum as a bedding material is a recent development. A very small number of farmers are using it, with lime and sawdust more commonly used as bedding material for cubicle beds for Dairy and Suckler cows. Slurry is an inherently dangerous material that produces toxic gasses, including hydrogen sulphide, particularly during agitation. The addition of gypsum to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Bord Iascaigh Mhara has submitted an application to my Department for an aquaculture and a foreshore licence for the cultivation of Finfish near Inis Oírr in Galway Bay. The application and its accompanying environmental impact statement are being considered in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act, as amended. The Public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. This process has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in March 2009 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. These checks have now been completed for 2012 in this case...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Single Payment Scheme commenced in 2005 and was applicable to farmers who established entitlements by actively farmed during the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002, and who were paid Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid in one or more of those years. It is necessary to have entitlements and to have a hectare of land per entitlement to qualify for payment under the Single Payment Scheme....